Knockdown house



Dec. 25, 1934. E; H. LIGHTFOOT KNOCKDOWN HOUSE Filed April 11, 1931 Patented Dec. 25, 1 934 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a knock down house. One object of the invention is to provide a structure of the character described having a floor, walls and roof all formed of separable sections and secured together in a novel manner. Another object of the invention is to provide a novel type of roof structure, with novel means for securing the roof to the side walls.

The invention further comprehends novel means for securing the wall sections together and to the flooring.

Finally another object of the invention is to provide a structure whose roof, side walls and floor are all formed of sections that are detachably secured together so that the building may be easily transported in knocked down condition, easily erected in place and readily dismantled when not in use. 1

With the above and other objects in view this invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, arrangement of parts and use, an example of which is given in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 shows a vertical sectional view of the structure taken on the line 1-1 of Figure 2.

Figure 2 shows a plan view partly in section, taken on the line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 shows a fragmentary cross sectional view of the roof.

Figure 4 shows a vertical sectional view of a wall section.

Figure 5 shows a fragmentary sectional view of the fioor.

, Figure 6 shows a fragmentary sectional cross sectional view of the roof taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 1, and

Figure '7 shows a fragmentary cross sectional view showing a modified form of the wall construction.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numerals 1, l designate the floor sections. The floor, when completed will usually be polygonal in form, preferably octagonal. The

.boards of which the floor is formed are fastened to the framework, therefor, underneath. This framework, for each floor section, consists of the marginal timbers 2, 3 and the cross timbers JLQcKQoWir'ndtsE EwirtHJ-Lightfoot, lloustdn} Tex. gzpApplication April 11, ial'rsefialnas'zsase wall section has an inside transverse cleat as 7 which rests on the corresponding margin of the floor and the wall sections are secured in place to the floor by suitable bolts 8, which pass downwardly through the cleats 7 the floor and through the marginal timbers 2 underneath. Each wall section has an outside finishing board 9 at its lower margin, as shown, which hides the foundation work underneath and gives the building a more finished appearance. The wall sections also have the inside transverse cleats 10 in alignment with each other, extending entirely around the building and the adjacent ends of these cleats 10 are detachably secured together by means of metal angle straps 11 as shown. The vertical joints between the wall section are broken by the outside and inside weather strips 12, 13 which are suitably secured thereto, and the adjacent margins of the wall sectionsmay be additionally secured together by suitable U-shaped fasteners as 6' if desired.

The roof is formed of triangular sections, designated generally by the numeral 14. Each section is preferably formed of boards which are secured at their lower ends to the finishing strips 15 and at theirmargins to the rafters 16. It will be noted that the rafters are located above the roof proper and the rafters of adjacent roof sections fit closely together and are secured together by means of bolts as 1'7. The underside of the roofing is thus smooth and formed also into a finished ceiling for the room beneath. Each roof section has a depending transverse cleat 18 near the cave of said roof section and the upper margin of each wall section has an inside transverse finishing board 19. The said upper margin of each wall section is clamped between the finishing board and through said roof cleat 18 and which secure the roof to the walls. The roof may be covered by asuitable roofing material as 21 and suitable metal channels 22-then fitted over the adjacent rafters 16 and secured thereto so as to form water tight joints and to secure the roof sections together. The building may have as many doors as desired, only one door 23 being shown and may be equipped with one or more conventional windows as preferred. At the center of the roof there is a ventilating chute 24 leading upwardly which is covered by a suitable hood 25, and which may be opened or closed by a conventional type of damper 26.

A building of the character described may be of the adjacent margins of said sections being arranged in abutting relation, bolts securing said abutting timbers together, wall seotio'nson and extended beneath the floor margins and having lower, inside, transverse cleats spaced above the lower ends of the wall sections=-which i*est= on the margins of the floor, bolts passing through said cleats and through the floor and foundation timbers underneath and a roof on said structure.

2. A structure having a floor formed of sections, adjacent foundation timbers underneath the adjacent margins of said sections, bolts through said adjacent timbers for securing said sections together, wall sections on and extended beneath the margins of the floor, an inside, lower transverse cleat secured to each wall section above thelower ends thereof and resting on the floor, bolts through said cleats and through the -;;floor beneath for securing the wall sections to the floor, outside finishing boards secured to, and

extending beneath the lower margins of said wall sections and aroof on said structure.

7 EWART H. LIGHTFOOT. 

